Hendersonville Medical Center plans $32 million expansion

6:02 PM,
Jul. 9, 2013

Hendersonville Medical Center

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HCA will spend $32.2 million to build a fourth floor onto the Hendersonville Medical Center, an expansion that will make room for a neonatal intensive care unit.

Construction will begin within the next one to three years, now that the hospital has received state approval for the project from the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency, said Dr. Brett Branson, the chief of medical staff for Hendersonville Medical Center.

"Our research indicates that there is distinct need in Sumner County," said Branson, an OB-GYN. "There are no neonatal intensive care beds in Sumner County. Our ...